Perkins admitted causing 37 greyhounds to suffer unnecessarily due to her failure to secure veterinary attention. He added that the greyhounds which survived are doing well. "Looking after a large number of greyhounds like this can be very challenging - and clearly they were badly let down on this occasion, to such an extent that a number had to be put to sleep given the severity of the welfare problems." The conditions at the property were wholly unacceptable, with faeces everywhere and an overpowering smell, all of which contributed to a totally inappropriate and illegal environment. Mr Richardson, after sentencing, said: "This distressing case saw a large number of greyhounds suffer in their owner's care due to a failure to get them urgent veterinary treatment they so clearly needed. On the 37 greyhounds which suffered, the vet added: "In my opinion all 37 dogs were suffering for a minimum of two weeks, but likely several weeks, possibly a couple of months, due to their multiple issues." One collapsed greyhound died before reaching a vet with two more put to sleep on independent veterinary advice while another had to be euthanised days later.Īn independent vet told the court: "I have been shown a number of photographs of the conditions all the dogs were living in and would say that their needs haven’t been met as required by good practice due to the heavily soiled living area."
I noticed several of the kennels containing deceased dogs that were in different stages of decay." One in particular had a nasty open wound on its front leg. I noticed the dogs were in very poor body condition I noticed fur loss and sores on many of the dogs. "The majority of the dogs were very skinny and several were unable to stand. There were living dogs in the kennels with the deceased dogs. Mr Richardson, describing conditions in one of the kennel blocks, said: "As we walked down the first row, we noticed nearly all of the pens had greyhounds in, several of which were deceased. The smell in the (main) kennel block was overpowering and almost unbearable." She said in her witness statement: "Every single kennel in this kennel block was heavily soiled with faeces and urine, as was all the bedding for the greyhounds.
Insp Mitchell found a very thin greyhound in the first kennel block, with its ribs, spine and backbone visible and three more emaciated dogs in another barn with soiled pillows strewn across the floor. GBGB staff called in the RSPCA, triggering a visit to the farm by Inspector Claire Mitchell and Animal Rescue Officer Daniel Richardson.
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